At a glance: MEPs prepare for plenary debates on China, toy safety and online protection; in Strasbourg, Parliament is set to vote on Hungary resolution and stronger Europol powers; and the Subcommittee on Tax Matters to debate EU-wide increase in tobacco taxation.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 19/11/2025 - Gaeilge

At a glance: Parliament and Council strike 2026 budget deal with boost for research, competitiveness and security; a Parliament delegation attends the 30th United Nations climate conference; and the first EU Parliamentary Democracy Forum takes place in Brussels.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 18/11/2025 - Gaeilge

At a glance: the European Parliament backs a 90% emissions cut by 2040 to keep the EU on track for climate neutrality; MEPs demand a strong 2026–2030 EU gender equality strategy and EU-wide action on gender-based violence; Parliament approves over €1 billion in EU aid for Spain and France after severe floods and cyclones.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 17/11/2025 - Gaeilge

Cad í Cúirt Bhreithiúnais an Aontais Eorpaigh agus cén tionchar a bhíonn aici ar do shaol laethúil? San eagrán seo, fiosróimid na slite a gcinntíonn an Chúirt Bhreithiúnais go gcuirtear dlí an Aontais i bhfeidhm ar shlí chóir agus chothrom ar fud na mBallstát — ina measc, rialuithe cinniúnacha a thugann sí agus an ról atá aici i gcosaint chearta na saoránach.

Bacainn an Bhéarlagair a Bhaint - Cúirt Bhreithiúnais an Aontais Eorpaigh

At a glance: the European Parliament remembers the victims of the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris ten years ago; plenary debate on the EU’s next long-term budget; MEPs discuss the outcome of October European Council meeting.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 14/11/2025 - Gaeilge

At a glance: President Metsola is in Paris to honour terror attack victims and discuss Europe’s economic and digital future; safer toys for children; MEPs call for new EU rules to ensure human oversight of AI in the workplace.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 13/11/2025 - Gaeilge

Blúiríní Nuachta – 12/11/2025 - Gaeilge

At a glance: MEPs debate future EU budget and warn against cuts to key programmes; Parliament outlines priorities for new EU gender equality strategy and calls for tougher action on violence and pay gaps; a new European Parliament office opens in Moldova, reaffirming support for country’s EU accession.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 11/11/2025 - Gaeilge

Rugadh Alcide De Gasperi in 1881 i gceantar Iodálach den chuid is mó san Impireacht Ostra-Ungárach; chuir sé i gcoinne an fhaisisteachais go mór. In 1943, bhunaigh sé Páirtí an Daonlathais Chríostaí agus ba é an chéad Phríomh-Aire ar Phoblacht na hIodáile é go dtí 1953. I dteannta Konrad Adenauer agus Robert Schuman, bhí ról lárnach aige i gcur chun cinn na lánpháirtíochta Eorpaí.

Alcide De Gasperi, údar den Aontas

At a glance: Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs reviews progress made on Work-Life Balance Directive; MEPs debate youth and fairness priorities with Commissioner Micallef; and a public hearing takes place on the human rights situation in Sudan.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 10/11/2025 - Gaeilge

At a glance: Parliament and the Council strike deal to boost EU defence investment; MEPs back citizens’ call for safe and accessible abortion across Europe; and the Committee on Civil Liberties warns of deepening rule of law crisis in Hungary.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 07/11/2025 - Gaeilge

At a glance: MEPs push for faster green pest-control approvals; MEPs warn that Arctic militarisation threatens security; and the Committee on Constitutional Affairs approves proposal to allow MEPs to vote in plenary by proxy.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 06/11/2025 - Gaeilge

At a glance: MEPs review EU defence readiness with Commissioner Kubilius; Parliament marks 25 years of UN Women, Peace and Security agenda; and the European Commission to present its first report on the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in the EU.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 05/11/2025 - Gaeilge

At a glance: MEPs to quiz EU Budget Commissioner on next long-term budget; voting to take place on releasing EU Solidarity Fund money for Spain and France following natural disasters; and Commissioners to discuss the Connecting Europe Facility proposal with MEPs.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 04/11/2025 - Gaeilge

At a glance: Parliament committees mark the 80th anniversary of the UN Charter; MEPs from the Trade and Foreign Affairs Committees meet in Brussels; the European Parliament hosts the sixth annual Gender Equality Week.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 03/11/2025 - Gaeilge

Tá Duais Daphne Caruana Galizia don Iriseoireacht 2025 buaite ag ‘Follow the Money’, ardán Ollannach a dhéanann iriseoireacht iniúchach. Rinne an t-imscrúdú, faoi stiúir an ardáin, agus i gcomhar le 13 sheomra nuachta ón mBeilg, ón Danmhairg, ón nGearmáin, ón nGréig, ón Iodáil, ón Iorua, agus ón Ríocht Aontaithe, léiriú ar an tslí ar thuill longúinéirí an Iarthair os cionn 6 bhilliún dollar as 230 tancaer atá ag dul in aois a dhíol le scáthfhlít na Rúise.
Déanann an gradam prionsabail agus luachanna an Aontais atá cumhdaithe i gCairt um Chearta Bunúsacha an Aontais Eorpaigh a chur chun cinn. Ainmníodh é in onóir Daphne Caruana Galizia, iriseoir agus blagálaí as Málta, a bhíodh ag gníomhú i gcoinne na caimiléireachta agus a feallmharaíodh in 2017.

Duais Daphne Caruana Galizia don Iriseoireacht 2025

The policies of the EU on climate and energy are described, as well as the challenges that must be faced in order to achieve the Paris Agreement target of keeping the increase in global temperature well below 2°C and to pursue efforts to achieve 1.5°C.

The EU faces major challenges from the increased threats of climate change, with serious consequences in the energy sector, where urgent issues are arising concerning the national production mix of each Member State. The renewable energy share needs to be increased, and energy efficiency needs to be improved.

Climate change (2019-2020)

Climate change remains a key challenge. The EU and the European Parliament are working to ensure a more sustainable society and economy through ambitious policies at home and close cooperation with international partners. It is already on track to meet its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for 2020, and has put forward a plan to further cut emissions by at least 55% by 2030.

By 2050, Europe aims to become the world’s first climate-neutral continent. Alongside reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the EU is also taking action to adapt to the impacts of climate change. By 2050, Europe aims to be a climate-resilient society. Climate action is at the heart of the European Green Deal – an ambitious package of measures ranging from drastically cutting greenhouse gas emissions, to investing in cutting-edge research and innovation, to preserving Europe’s natural environment.

Climate change

The 30th UN climate conference is taking place&nbsp; from 10 to 21 November 2025 in Belém, Brazil. A Parliament delegation led by Chair Lídia Pereira (EPP, PT) and Vice-Chair Mohammed Chahim (S&amp;D, NL) will attend COP30 from 17 to 21 November.

MEPs will stress that all sectors must play a part in reducing emissions and achieving climate neutrality, and will push for all countries to contribute their fair share towards providing adequate climate finance. MEPs will also advocate in favour of ending fossil fuel dependence, phasing out related subsidies and accelerating the energy transition.

COP30 will focus on the efforts needed to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C, the presentation of new national action plans (through “nationally determined contributions” or NDCs) and the progress on the finance pledges made at COP29.

COP 30

France is a semi-presidential republic with a head of government - the prime minister - appointed by the president who is the directly elected head of state.

France has been a member of the eurozone since 1 January 1999 and part of the Schengen area since 26 March 1995

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EU  - France

Nicole Fontaine (born 16 January 1942 in Grainville-Ymauville, Seine-Maritime) was a French politician. Member of the EPP, she was the President of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2001.

Nicole Fontaine

The European Union and the United States have the largest bilateral trade and investment relationship and enjoy the most integrated economic relationship in the world. EU and US investments are the real driver of the transatlantic relationship, contributing to growth and jobs on both sides of the Atlantic.

Although overtaken by China in 2021 as the largest EU import source for goods, the US remains the EU’s largest trade and investment partner by far. It is estimated that a third of the trade across the Atlantic actually consists of intra-company transfers.

The transatlantic relationship also defines the shape of the global economy as a whole. Either the EU or the US is the largest trade and investment partner for almost all other countries in the global economy. Taken together, the economies of both territories amount to more than 40% of world GDP and more than 40% of global trade in goods and services.

In June 2021 both entities agreed to take decisive steps to end the longest running dispute in the history of the World trade organisation: dispute on Large Civil Aircraft (also known as Airbus-Boeing dispute).

See more on the topic of EU-US trade relations by visiting our package for the 8th parliamentary term.

EU - US Trade relations

On 27 July 2025,&nbsp;European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen&nbsp;and&nbsp;US President Donald J. Trump&nbsp;agreed a&nbsp;deal on tariffs and trade.&nbsp;The&nbsp;key commitments&nbsp;of both sides include: establishing a single, all-inclusive US tariff ceiling of 15% for EU goods, providing special treatment for strategic products, liberalising certain trade&nbsp;sectors, aimed at strengthening transatlantic economic cooperation and boosting mutual market access.

Discussions continue on various aspects of the deal, including the scope of tariff exemptions and the implementation timeline. Both sides are working towards finalizing the agreement to ensure stability and predictability in transatlantic trade relations.

The&nbsp;transatlantic partnership&nbsp;is a key artery of global trade and is the most significant bilateral trade and investment relationship in the world. EU-US trade in goods and services has doubled over the last decade, surpassing&nbsp;€1.6 trillion&nbsp;in 2024, with €867 billion of trade in goods and €817 billion of trade in services.

That is over&nbsp;€4.2 billion&nbsp;of goods and services crossing the Atlantic every day. The deal&nbsp;secures continued access for EU exports to the US market&nbsp;preserving deeply integrated value chains – many of which rely on SMEs – and effectively safeguarding jobs. It also provides the basis&nbsp; for&nbsp;continued&nbsp;collaboration&nbsp;between the EU and US.

EU - USA

The European Commission found that Apple breached its anti-steering obligation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and that Meta breached the DMA obligation to give consumers the choice of a service that uses less of their personal data. Therefore, the Commission has fined Apple and Meta.

According to&nbsp;<a data-analytics-event-attached="true" href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/86793/ANNA_CAVAZZINI/home" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Anna Cavazzini</a>&nbsp;(Greens/EFA, DE), Chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection,

"...this&nbsp;&nbsp;decision is by no means the start of a ‘tech war’ in response to Trump's erratic tariff policy. Instead, it is the consistent implementation of existing EU law. This includes, as a last resort, imposing fines on Apple and Meta under the DMA regulation to ensure they comply with EU digital legislation.&nbsp;It is very easy for companies to avoid this: they just have to comply with European law.”

The Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA) have two main goals: to create a safer digital space in which the fundamental rights of all users of digital services are protected and to establish a level playing field to foster innovation, growth, and competitiveness, both in the European Single Market and globally.

The&nbsp;Digital Services Act (DSA)&nbsp;aims to create a safer digital space in which users rights are protected, including rules to tackle illegal content online, enhance the accountability and transparency of algorithms, and dealing with content moderation and targeted advertising.

Digital Markets Act&nbsp; (DMA) sets rules on what big online platforms will be allowed to do and not do in the EU. It&nbsp;blacklists certain practices of large platforms acting as “gatekeepers” and enables the Commission to carry out market investigations and sanction non-compliant behaviour.

Digital Services and Digital Markets Act

Have a look at stockshots (from 2021 onwards) with illustrative pre-edited broadcast quality video footage. These editable stockshots are clean (raw), with natural sound (no voice-over), produced to illustrate priority EU dossiers and parliamentary work. They are intended to help audiovisual media produce their own programs, for example, editing of news reports or documentaries.

Infoclips - Illustrative footage

The progress of&nbsp;digital transformation&nbsp;has inevitably led to new cybersecurity threats.&nbsp;Also the COVID19 crisis has again exposed the cyber vulnerabilities of some critical sectors, in particular healthcare, while teleworking and social distance has increased our dependency on digital technologies and connectivity.

As&nbsp; a consequence, in December 2020 the European Commission launched a new EU Cybersecurity Strategy&nbsp;to make physical and digital critical entities more resilient.

The European Parliament and the Coucil reached a deal on&nbsp;May 2022 on the new rules to&nbsp;strengthen EU-wide resilience

The agreed text&nbsp;sets tighter cybersecurity obligations in terms of risk management, reporting obligations and information sharing. The requirements include incident response, supply chain security, encryption and vulnerability disclosure, among other provisions.

Cybersecurity

The EU's passport-free travel space, known as the Schengen area, is one of the most tangible achievements of European integration. The Schengen area is one of the pillars of the European project.

The border-free Schengen Area guarantees free movement to more than 400 million EU citizens, along with non-EU nationals living in the EU or visiting the EU as tourists, exchange students or for business purposes (anyone legally present in the EU).

Free movement of persons enables every EU citizen to travel, work and live in an EU country without special formalities. Schengen underpins this freedom by enabling citizens to move around the Schengen Area without being subject to border checks.

Schengen area

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The global economy is changing rapidly, requiring decisive action to safeguard and strengthen Europe's competitiveness, prosperity, and fairness, including in relation to other global actors. The recently-proposed&nbsp;Automotive Industry Plan, announced on 5 March 2025, it is intended to support the European automotive sector as it deals with high manufacturing costs, the low-carbon transition, and increased competition from China.&nbsp;

Parliament reviews recent Commission proposals to support the EU steel and metals industries, and the EU’s approach to other energy-intensive industries.The sector, which is critical for the EU's security of supply, is facing high energy costs and unfair global competition at a time when money is needed to pay for decarbonisation.

European competitiveness

Clean energy is energy produced and consumed with a minimum of greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants.

The transition to clean energy requires large investments in all areas of energy use: electricity generation, transport, heating and cooling, and also industrial activities. Reducing energy demand by means of energy efficiency measures also helps to lower the emissions associated with energy use.

Clean energy

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International Women’s Day is held every year on 8 March. Equality between women and men is one of the objectives of the European Union.

Over time, legislation, case-law and changes to the Treates have helped shore up this principle and its implementation in the EU. The European Parliament has always been a fervent defender of the principle of equality between men and women.

On this occassion, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leader of Belarus’ democratic forces,&nbsp;Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk, a Belarusian opposition activist,&nbsp;Leniie Umerova, a&nbsp;Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar activist&nbsp;and Tata Kepler, a Ukrainian volunteer in military medicine highlighted the ongoing struggles for freedom, justice, and democracy in Belarus and Ukraine, stressing the deep connection between both countries' fates. They called on the EU to maintain strong support for civil society, independent media, and political prisoners, particularly the many women still unjustly detained.Testimonies exposed the brutal realities of occupation, including torture, forced labour, and systematic repression in Russian-controlled territories. The message was clear: only a strong and united Europe can help secure freedom for Belarus and Ukraine, ensuring peace and stability for the entire region.

International Women’s Day

As a sign of European solidarity and the decision of Portuguese authorities to declare national day of mourning after the funicular&nbsp;accident in Lisbon, the European and Portuguese flags are&nbsp;on half-mast in front of Parliament buildings on 4th of September 2025 . At least 16&nbsp;people died after funicular crash in Lisbon on 3rd September with many more injured.

EU - Portugal

Poland is a member of the EU since 1st of May 2004 and member of the Schengen area since 21st December 2007.

Poland is a parliamentary republic with a Head of government - the Prime Minister - and a Head of state - the President. The government structure is centred on the council of Ministers. The country is divided into 16 provinces, largely based on the country’s historic regions. Administrative authority at provincial level is shared between a government-appointed Governor, an elected regional Assembly and an executive elected by the regional Assembly.

There are 51 members of the European Parliament from Poland.

EU - Poland

A Parliament delegation attends the 30th United Nations climate conference taking place in Belém, Brazil. MEPs will stress that all sectors must play a part in reducing emissions and achieving climate neutrality, and will push for all countries to contribute their fair share towards providing adequate climate finance. MEPs will also advocate in favour of ending fossil fuel dependence, phasing out related subsidies and accelerating the energy transition.

COP30 in Bélem, Brazil

Antonio COSTA, President of the European Council participates in  the CoP

Conference of Presidents (CoP) with Antonio COSTA, President of the European Council

The President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola meets the President of Finland Alexander Stubb. Having taken office in 2024, Stubb previously served as prime minister of Finland from 2014 to 2015.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets the President of Finland, Alexander STUBB

President Metsola meets with business leaders organised by MEDEF, with Gérard Larcher, President of the Senate and with Arthur Mensch, CEO of Mistral AI 
President Metsola also meets with the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Paris (France)

President Metsola attends a Ceremony to pay tribute to the victims of the November 2015 terrorist attacks and the inauguration of the November 13th Garden

Press point with EP President Roberta Metsola and rapporteur Juan Fernando López Aguilar on Proxy voting in plenary before and after childbirth place, outside the hemicycle after the votes at around 12.30

Press point with EP President Roberta Metsola and rapporteur Juan Fernando López Aguilar on Proxy voting in plenary before and after childbirth

MEPs assess the outcome of the October European Council meeting, in a debate with Presidents Costa and von der Leyen. During their meeting, EU leaders focused on Ukraine, the Middle East, security and defence, competitiveness, housing and migration

EP Plenary debate on October European Council

MEPs and Commission and Council representatives discuss the architecture and governance of the EU’s 2028-2034 long-term budget (multiannual financial framework - MFF). Lead MEPs have warned that setting the spending ceiling at 1.26% of the EU-27’s gross national income, as proposed by the Commission in July, will force cuts to flagship programmes. The proposal also falls short of Parliament’s expectations regarding democratic oversight and scrutiny, the EU’s agriculture and cohesion policy, and the need for more regional and local authority involvement.

EP Plenary debate on the new 2028-2034 MFF: architecture & governance

MEPs, with the Commission and the Danish Presidency, debate the next steps in implementing the Pact on Migration and Asylum 

The Commission is set to table the first European annual asylum and migration report, accompanied by a decision on EU countries that are experiencing migratory pressure and are therefore entitled to rely on the use of solidarity contributions from other member states. A proposal identifying concrete annual solidarity measures, including relocations, financial contributions and alternative solidarity measures, is also expected at the same time.

In the plenary debate, MEPs are expected to voice their concerns about, and priorities for, migration policy, including how to ensure an effective, fair, and humane approach to migration, and the importance of cooperation with countries outside the EU.

Parliament is currently working on three legislative proposals to complete and complement the legislative framework of the EU’s Pact on Migration and Asylum, including an EU-wide list of safe countries of origin, revised rules governing the “safe third country” concept, and a common European system for returning third-country nationals that have been found to be staying in the EU illegally.

EP Plenary debate on next steps in implementing the Pact on Migration and Asylum

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Chisinau (Moldova) 

President Metsola meets the President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova Igor Grosu.
She then addresses the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova.
She meets the President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu, followed by a press conference.
She meets the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova Alexandru Munteanu.
President Metsola and President Sandu participate in a European Youth dialogue.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Chisinau (Moldova)

Harnessing women’s talent through education, training and employment, to drive economic growth and progress, is the main topic of several events being organised by parliamentary committees this week (Monday to Thursday). 

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola opens the hearing on “Women’s leadership in politics” in the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee on Wednesday.

Every year Parliament holds a Gender Equality Week to take stock of the achievements and identify new measures to advance girls' and women's rights and ensure gender equality. Events are organised by Parliament's committees, delegations, political groups and administration. The first edition was held in 2020, on the initiative of the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee.

In 2025 the European Gender Equality Week will focus on talent. The main event will host a discussion on how to ensure women can access the same opportunities as men in order to be able to harness their talents.

Parliament wishes to emphasise that creating the conditions for women to participate fully in the workforce and public life is not only a matter of fairness, but it also brings economic and social benefits.

Gender Equality Week: "Women's leadership on politics"

President Roberta Metsola meets with the Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, and addresses the boards of agriculture sector organisations Coldiretti and Confagricoltura. She also speaks at an event organised by Formiche and addresses the opening of the Sigma Summit

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Rome (Italy)

President Metsola’s three-day mission to Washington DC (27–29 October 2025) featured a dense programme of high-level meetings, strategic dialogues, and media engagements. Her visit included exchanges with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Senators and Congressman, alongside discussions with representatives from leading global companies including Warner Bros. Discovery, META, Airbus, Spotify, Amazon and Microsoft. The President also took part in a World Economic Forum roundtable on technology and artificial intelligence and delivered a keynote speech with Q&A at Georgetown University.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Washington DC (USA)

The European Parliament President Roberta Metsola visits Milan and participates in the event ‘Sport as a Key Factor in European Policy: The Impact of the Olympic and Paralympic Games on our Society’. Twenty years after Turin 2006, the event celebrates the return of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics to Europe. In the afternoon, in the Council Room of ICE - Agency for the Promotion Abroad and Internationalisation of Italian Businesses, President Metsola participates in a meeting with business representatives and trade associations to discuss the issues of simplification and competitiveness.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Milan (Italy)

European Council

The European Council is the EU institution that defines the general political direction and priorities of the European Union. 

Provisional Agenda of 23.10.2025

1. Adoption of the agenda
2. Ukraine
3. Middle East
4. European defence and security
5. Competitiveness and twin transition
6. Housing
7. Migration

Conclusions: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/10/23/european-council-conclusions-23-october-2025/

European Council meeting 23.10.2025

EP Plenary discusses the recent allegations that the Hungarian government has been spying on the EU institutions.

On 9 October, several media outlets published allegations that the Hungarian secret services, posing as diplomats at the Hungarian Permanent Representation to the EU, attempted to recruit EU officials as informants in Brussels. The Commission has said it will set up an internal group to investigate the allegations.

In a plenary debate on Wednesday afternoon, MEPs will discuss the allegations with Commission and Council representatives.

EP Plenary debate on allegations of Hungarian espionage

23rd EU - Republic of Korea Inter Parliamentary meeting

Over the past two EU legislatures, efforts to tackle foreign information manipulation and interference have grown into a broad, society-wide approach involving citizens, fact-checkers, civil society, media, and governments. The new European Democracy Shield aims to strengthen these efforts by expanding existing tools and responsibilities. It focusses on combating disinformation and protecting elections, supporting media and journalists, and safeguarding civil society and human rights defenders.

Timeline: the EU’s response to information manipulation since the Russian annexation of Crimea

As many women and girls continue to face barriers in accessing affordable menstrual products, menstrual poverty remains a significant socioeconomic issue. To combat it, the EU Value Added Tax (VAT) Directive now allows Member States to apply reduced or zero VAT rates to sanitary products. On 4 November 2025, the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC) will hold a public hearing on this issue in light of the Parliament's Gender Equality Week.

VAT rates on tampons across the EU

This briefing provides a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the current 10th parliamentary term (2024-2029) who had held public office at local, regional and/or national level before taking up their mandates (or, in some cases, continue to hold sub-national level public posts).

MEPs' public-office experience before being elected in 2024

Attracting young people to agriculture has been a goal of the European Union's (EU) common agricultural policy (CAP) since the 1980s. However, EU farmers are getting older – 57 % of farm managers are over 55 years of age, while only 12 % are under 40. Young farmers ensure continuity of agricultural production and bring vitality to rural areas.

Generational renewal in EU agriculture

Maternity leave and voting procedures for Members of parliaments differ widely across the European Union (EU). Maternity-related absences are considered justified for Members of the European Parliament, but the current rules do not permit remote voting, proxy voting or temporary substitution. Maternity leave for parliamentarians is generally permitted across the EU's Member States, although legal frameworks and practical arrangements differ.

Maternity leave and voting procedures in EU national parliaments

This infographics summarises the results of integrated assessments of Baltic Sea's pressures and status. It illustrates the proportion of the Baltic Sea, based on square kilometers, in different assessment status categories. The assessment was carried out during the period 2016-2021.

State of the Baltic Sea environment

Care work, whether provided in institutional settings such as childcare centres and healthcare facilities, or in home settings, is largely invisible, undervalued and carried out by women. The resulting gender care gap has profound consequences for the European Union's (EU) labour market and competitiveness as well as the well-being and cohesion of society. This briefing seeks to support the European Parliament's committees on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) and Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) in their preparation of an own-initiative report on addressing the gender care gap.

Addressing the gender care gap: Potential European added value

With the growing weaponisation of trade, the EU's trade defence toolbox is increasingly relevant. The importance of the EU's trade defence arsenal is underscored, among other factors, by persistent global overcapacity in a range of sectors, which has significant distorting effects on international markets, and by the weaponisation of trade, including through economic coercion amid growing geopolitical tensions.

Understanding the EU trade defence toolbox

Military mobility, defined as the capacity of armed forces to swiftly move troops and equipment across the European Union (EU), is a crucial but long-overlooked aspect of European defence. After decades of underinvestment and unresolved obstacles, there is a need to intensify coordinated and integrated efforts at EU, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Member State level to increase resources and address physical, legislative, and regulatory barriers that continue to cause delays and disruptions for military forces. Failure to act would leave armed forces unprepared in the face of threats, and undermine the security of citizens. This briefing looks within and beyond the current framework and explores the potential impact of additional investment of between €75 billion and €100 billion until 2035 to improve the current state of infrastructure. Our analysis finds that the added value associated with a larger amount of funds invested collectively leads to benefits which are almost three times higher (€21 billion additional GDP per year in 2035) than when Member States invest separately and in an uncoordinated way.

CEF military mobility funding by transport mode

One of the first, and boldest, measures taken by Western countries as a response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was the immobilisation of the Russian central bank assets held under their jurisdictions, the value of which could be around €300 billion worldwide, according to recent estimations. As the war is well into its fourth year, the debate on how to use the immobilised assets to sustain Ukraine's reconstruction efforts – a cost estimated at US$524 billion – has evolved.

Frozen Russian assets: where are they immobilised?

This EPRS paper analyses how the European Commission is delivering on the policy agenda set by its President, Ursula von der Leyen, and her College of Commissioners, since taking office in December 2024. It provides a first assessment of the delivery of the agenda's seven priorities, on the eve of the first State of the Union address of von der Leyen's second mandate as Commission President. The von der Leyen II Commission has set seven new priorities – none of which continues directly from the six priorities of her first mandate – and has so far announced some 250 initiatives with which to achieve them. Half of these initiatives fall under the first priority, on prosperity and competitiveness.

The European Commission's seven priorities: delivery up to 1 September 2025

Smart and sustainable transport plays a significant role in advancing the EU's green and digital transitions under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the crisis-response instrument the EU launched to boost EU economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. All EU Member States included transport-related measures in their national recovery and resilience plans.

Smart and sustainable transport investments in the national recovery and resilience plans

The College of Commissioners is currently composed of 27 individuals: the President, Ursula von der Leyen, 6 Executive Vice-Presidents and 20 Commissioners. The Executive Vice-Presidents have a dual role; they manage a specific portfolio and coordinate efforts across the main priorities of the Commission's political agenda. The other Commissioners are each responsible for a specific policy area, working under the guidance of the Executive Vice-Presidents. The table below shows for each Commissioner the Vice-President(s) guiding work on their portfolio (in certain cases, Commissioners work directly under the guidance of the President).

European Commission: Political make-up of the College of Commissioners

The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. Under the Treaties, its tasks are to 'promote the general interest of the Union', without prejudice to individual Member States, to 'ensure the application of the Treaties' and measures adopted under them, for instance through taking infringement measures against Member States who do not correctly implement EU legislation, and to 'execute the budget'. It also holds a near monopoly on the right of legislative initiative, alone proposing virtually all EU legislation to the European Parliament and the Council of the EU. The College of Commissioners is currently composed of 27 individuals: the President, Ursula von der Leyen, 6 Executive Vice-Presidents and 20 Commissioners. The table below shows for each Commissioner the Vice-President(s) guiding work on their portfolio (in certain cases, Commissioners work directly under the guidance of the President).

European Commission: Commissioners' relationships with parliamentary committees

The Council of the European Union – often referred to as the Council of Ministers, or simply the Council – forms one part of the legislature and the budgetary authority of the Union. The Council and European Parliament together adopt much of the EU's legislation and the Union's annual budget, on the basis of proposals put forward by the executive, the European Commission. The Council also takes decisions on specific areas of EU action, in particular in common foreign and security policy (CFSP), where it seeks to coordinate Member States' positions, and concludes – subject to the consent of the Parliament – international agreements, usually negotiated by the Commission on the basis of a mandate from the Council. The Council of the EU is distinct from the European Council, which is a separate institution made up of the Heads of State or Government of the Member States. The European Council is responsible for defining the general political directions and priorities for the Union, but does not have formal legislative functions.

Rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union

As every year, two annual procedures are central to the budgetary work of the European Parliament and the other institutions – agreeing on the 2026 budget, and granting discharge for the implementation of the 2024 budget. In addition, in 2025, the process of agreeing the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the years from 2028 will also get under way. This timeline sets out the main steps in the three procedures up to end 2025.

Timeline for the three key EU budgetary procedures up to end 2025

The EU and its Member States have made efforts and funds available to support the integration of displaced people from Ukraine in terms of employment, housing, education and healthcare. Research indicates that Ukrainian refugees have a high employment rate in host countries, reflecting the circular mobility pattern observed among Ukrainians prior to 2022, when they were the largest non-EU workforce within the EU. However, with no end to the war in sight, the situation of Ukrainian refugees remains uncertain.

Displaced Ukrainians

There are over 210 innovation hubs in the EU, with at least one in every Member State. The scope of innovative European companies could be aligned with the EU's Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP), which was established to support European industry and investment in critical technologies. The 28th regime could also help to streamline the public sector's purchasing power and 'European' preference through public procurement. Doing so could help align the strategic scale-up of innovative European companies in relation to society's needs.

Digital innovation hubs

Euroscola

Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought Award Ceremony

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs - ICM

LIBE

Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting ICM

SEDE

EESC Plenary session

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with José Pedro AGUIAR-BRANCO, President of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Michael MCGRATH, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law, and Consumer Protection

IMCO Trilogue - Measuring Directive 2024/0311

Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America, including the EU-Central America Association Parliamentary Committee (DCAM) meeting.

CONT - Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service

ECON - Extension of the term of office of the Executive Director of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) - Hearing with Natasha Cazenave

HOUS - Exchange of views with Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice - President of the European Commission for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition

ECON - Exchange of views with Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB)

COP30 - The 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Belem, Brazil

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Alexander STUBB, President of Finland

ECON -  Public Hearing with the Chairpersons of the European Supervisory Authorities

Nils USAKOVS in the EP in Brussels

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Paris (France) - Meeting with Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Paris (France) - Visit of the  Station F and meeting with startups

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Paris (France) - Meeting with Arthur MENSCH, CEO of Mistral AI

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Paris (France) - Meeting with Gérard LARCHER, President of the French Senate

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Paris (France) - Meeting with business learders organised by MEDEF

Tar éis athbhreithniú cúramach a dhéanamh ar iarrthóirí, d’fhormheas d’ionadaithe i bParlaimint na hEorpa an chéad Choimisiún Eorpach eile, comhlacht feidhmiúcháin an bhloic.
Chuir Ursula von der Leyen a foireann nua chun cinn tar éis í a bheith atofa mar Uachtarán an Choimisiúin i mí Iúil. Cheadaigh Feisirí na Parlaiminte é tar éis díospóireachta in Strasbourg an 27 Samhain.
Ní ba luaithe, cheistigh Feisirí na Coimisinéirí ionchasacha ag éisteachtaí deimhniúcháin speisialta chun a scileanna agus a gcuntais teiste a mheasúnú.
Oibríonn an Coimisiún chun beartais agus dlíthe a mholadh atá lárnach i saol 450 milliún Eorpach. Coimeádfaidh an Pharlaimint súil ghéar ar a feisirí, lena áirithiú go riarann siad ar riachtanais agus ar ionchais vótálaithe.

Mar a cheadaigh Parlaimint na hEorpa Coimisiún nua Eorpach 9:16

Buying or renting a decent, affordable home is a growing struggle for many Europeans. 

House prices in the EU in the second quarter of 2024 were over 50% higher than in 2010. Rents increased by nearly 25% over the same period. (EUROSTAT). Recent high prices for energy and goods have placed additional pressure on people’s budgets. 

The European Commission says tackling the housing crisis is a top EU priority. 
In October 2024, Members of the European Parliament debated solutions with its representatives

How the European Parliament is tackling the housing crisis  9:16

How the European Parliament is tackling the housing crisis

Cuir eolas ar na cúig scannán atá ar an ngearrliosta do Ghradam Lucht Féachana LUX 2025. Tarraingíonn an Gradam seo aird ar thiomantas Pharlaimint na hEorpa don chultúr agus don oideachas, trí thacú le scannánaíocht na hEorpa agus trí éagsúlacht chultúrtha a chur chun cinn. 
 
️ Animal (arna stiúradh ag Sofia Exarchou) 
️ Dahomey (arna stiúradh ag Mati Diop) 
️ Flow (arna stiúradh ag Gints Zilbalodis) 
️ Intercepted (arna stiúradh ag Oksana Karpovych) 
️ Julie Keeps Quiet (arna stiúradh ag Leonardo Van Dijl) 
 
Léirigh do ghrá do scannáin Eorpacha trí fhéachaint ar na scannáin agus iad a rátáil ag www.luxaward.eu
Má dhéanann tú rátáil ar na scannáin, d’fhéadfá turas chuig Parlaimint na hEorpa a bhuachan, freastal ar shearmanas bronnta Ghradam Lucht Féachana LUX 2025 agus casadh le stiúrthóirí na scannán.

Gradam Lucht Féachana LUX: gearrliosta 2025

Tá an fhreagracht ar na hardáin mhóra ar líne sinn a chosaint ar bhréagaisnéis, inneachar mídhleathach agus ar chleachtais éagóracha. 
Tá orthu na rialacha a chomhlíonadh mar atá leagtha amach sa Ghníomh um Sheirbhísí Digiteacha, an chéad reachtaíocht chuimsitheach ar domhan a dhíríonn ar dhomhan digiteach cothrom sábháilte a áirithiú agus a sheasann le saoirse agus le daonlathas. 
I ndíospóireacht iomlánach i Meán Fómhair 2024, rinne Feisirí de Pharlaimint na hEorpa díospóireacht leis an gCoimisiún Eorpach maidir le forfheidhmiú.   
Léigh tuilleadh faoin nGníomh um Sheirbhísí Digiteacha: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/ga/article/20211209STO19124/eu-digital-markets-act-and-digital-services-act-explained

Conas a bhíonn rialacha digiteacha an Aontais á gcur i bhfeidhm? 9:16

Conas a bhíonn rialacha digiteacha an Aontais á gcur i bhfeidhm?

Rinne Feisirí de Pharlaimint na hEorpa díospóireacht ar mhórthuairisc a iarrann gníomh pras chun geilleagar an Aontais Eorpaigh a dhéanamh níos iomaíche. 
Deir an t-údar, Iar-Uachtarán an Bhainc Ceannais Eorpaigh, go bhfuil an tAontas Eorpach ar chúl SAM agus na Síne agus fás spadánta, praghsanna arda ar fhuinneamh agus bagairtí ar shlándáil ann. 
D’inis sé do na Feisirí in Strasbourg go bhfuil infheistíocht bhliantúil de €800 billiún sa bhreis de dhíth chun nuálaíocht a threisiú, caighdeáin mhaireachtála a chosaint agus modh maireachtála na nEorpach a chaomhnú. 
Chuir cuid mhór Feisirí fáilte roimh a ghairm chun gnímh, d’éiligh cuid eile tacaíocht bhreise do na príomh-thionscail agus don aistriú glas agus digiteach. Chuir Feisirí eile ar son margaí níos saoire agus thug rabhadh gur féidir le bearta a théann i ngleic leis an athrú aeráide dochar a dhéanamh don fhás eacnamaíoch.

Tuairisc Draghi: Déanann Parlaimint na hEorpa díospóireacht ar bheart chun geilleagar an Aontais a threisiú

Ón uair a sheol an Rúis a hionradh iomlán ar an Úcráin in 2022, sheas an tAontas Eorpach le muintir na hÚcráine, ag fáiltiú roimh dhídeanaithe, ag soláthar trealamh cosanta agus cúnamh airgeadais. Bhí tionchar uafásach ag an gcogadh thar shochaí na hÚcráine agus i gcás an-chuid Úcránach óg, chuir sé isteach go mór ar a gcuid oideachais. 
 
Le tacaíocht ó mhaoiniú an Aontais, tá Kamil, ollamh TF sa tSeicia, ag bunú ardán na hOllscoile Digití chun go mbeidh mic léinn ón Úcráin in ann leanúint ar aghaidh ag foghlaim ar líne.
Agus lean Olena lena hoideachas san Aontas mar mhac léinn Erasmus+ agus mar ambasadóir óg Eorpach in Gdańsk, an Pholainn.

Oideachas a áirithiú d’Úcránaigh le linn cogaidh: Cuir aithne ar Kamil agus Olena - 9:16

Ón uair a sheol an Rúis a hionradh iomlán ar an Úcráin in 2022, sheas an tAontas Eorpach le muintir na hÚcráine, ag fáiltiú roimh dhídeanaithe, ag soláthar trealamh cosanta agus cúnamh airgeadais. Bhí tionchar uafásach ag an gcogadh ar shochaí na hÚcráine agus i gcás an-chuid Úcránach óg, chuir sé isteach go mór ar a gcuid oideachais. 

Le tacaíocht ó mhaoiniú an Aontais, tá Kamil, ollamh TF sa tSeicia, ag bunú ardán na hOllscoile Digití chun go mbeidh mic léinn ón Úcráin in ann leanúint ar aghaidh ag foghlaim ar líne.

Agus lean Olena lena hoideachas san Aontas mar mhac léinn Erasmus+ agus mar ambasadóir óg Eorpach in Gdańsk, an Pholainn.

Oideachas a áirithiú d’Úcránaigh le linn cogaidh: Cuir aithne ar Kamil agus Olena

Cad atá níos fearr ná comhrá faoin daonlathas? Comhrá faoin daonlathas le caife saor in aisce!
Buail le Cille, oibrí deonach le together.eu a bhunaigh cairrín caife i gCóbanhávan chun rannpháirtíocht dhaonlathach san AE a spreagadh. 
I gcomhar lena foireann, eagraíonn sí imeachtaí a bhaineann leis an AE i rith na bliana chun daoine a chur ag caint faoin méid is féidir leis an AE a dhéanamh ar a son agus faoin ról atá ag institiúidí an AE i saol gach duine. 
Is pobal é together.eu ar suim leo an tAontas Eorpach agus an méid atá i ndán dó. Trí thacú le pobal together.eu, tá Parlaimint na hEorpa ag spreagadh daoine ar fud an Aontais Eorpaigh le bheith páirteach sa phróiseas daonlathach.

Rannpháirtíocht dhaonlathach á treisiú le Cille, oibrí deonach de chuid together.eu 9:16

Tá Parlaimint na hEorpa ag spreagadh daoine ar fud an Aontais Eorpaigh le bheith páirteach sa phróiseas daonlathach.

Is pobal é together.eu, arna spreagadh ag Parlaimint na hEorpa, inar féidir bualadh le daoine ar spéis leo an daonlathas - ar líne agus as líne - agus do thuairimí a chur in iúl ar shaincheisteanna na hEorpa.

Dála Mireya i Maidrid agus Cille sa Danmhairg, tagann oibrithe deonacha together.eu ó gach cearn den Aontas Eorpach le chéile, déanann díospóireacht, roinneann smaointe agus eagraíonn imeachtaí chun béim a leagan ar a ndéanann institiúidí an Aontais Eorpaigh ar son saoránach agus an fáth a bhfuil rannpháirtíocht dhaonlathach ríthábhachtach.

Buail le do phobal agus bí leo ar together.eu.

Bí páirteach chun daonlathas an Aontais Eorpaigh a neartú! Seo Mireya agus Cille

Chuir ionradh na Rúise ar an Úcráin tús le géarchéim fuinnimh agus boilsciú ard ar fud na hEorpa. Ba mhaith le Parlaimint na hEorpa a áirithiú go mbeidh an tAontas Eorpach athléimneach go leor chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar ghéarchéimeanna eile amach anseo. Sin an fáth a bhfuil sí ag tacú le tionscadail mhisniúla fhíseacha chun ár ngeilleagair agus chun ár sochaithe a neartú.

Chuidigh Erik le Amokabel agus Bennesveds Åkeri, cuideachtaí sa tSualainn, an chéad ionad hidrigine féinsoláthair a bhunú sa tír: Uppvidinge Vätgas. Soláthraíonn sé breosla glan a tháirgeann cumhacht ghaoithe áitiúil. 

In Éirinn, is saineolaí carbóin í Hannah le Bord na Móna, cuideachta a bhain móin mar bhreosla roimhe seo ach atá anois chun tosaigh mar cheannródaí i dtáirgeadh fuinnimh ghlain. Tá sí ag cuidiú le tailte portaigh na tíre a athshlánú, tailte is féidir méideanna móra carbóin a stóráil, rud a chuidíonn le spriocanna aeráide an Aontais a chomhlíonadh.

Tá tionscadail dá leithéid, arna maoiniú ag Saoráid Téarnaimh agus Athléimneachta an AE, i gcroílár Eoraip atá níos láidre agus níos freagrúla.

Geilleagar an AE a thógáil don todhchaí: cuir aithne ar Erik agus ar Hannah

Chuir ionradh na Rúise ar an Úcráin tús le géarchéim fuinnimh agus boilsciú ard ar fud na hEorpa. Ba mhaith le Parlaimint na hEorpa a áirithiú go mbeidh an tAontas Eorpach athléimneach go leor chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar ghéarchéimeanna eile amach anseo. Sin an fáth a bhfuil sí ag tacú le tionscadail mhisniúla fhíseacha chun ár ngeilleagair agus chun ár sochaithe a neartú.

Chuidigh Erik le Amokabel agus Bennesveds Åkeri, cuideachtaí sa tSualainn, an chéad ionad hidrigine féinsoláthair a bhunú sa tír: Uppvidinge Vätgas. Soláthraíonn sé breosla glan a tháirgeann cumhacht ghaoithe áitiúil. 

In Éirinn, is saineolaí carbóin í Hannah le Bord na Móna, cuideachta a bhain móin mar bhreosla roimhe seo ach atá anois chun tosaigh mar cheannródaí i dtáirgeadh fuinnimh ghlain. Tá sí ag cuidiú le tailte portaigh na tíre a athshlánú, tailte is féidir méideanna móra carbóin a stóráil, rud a chuidíonn le spriocanna aeráide an Aontais a chomhlíonadh.
 
Tá tionscadail dá leithéid, arna maoiniú ag Saoráid Téarnaimh agus Athléimneachta an AE, i gcroílár Eoraip atá níos láidre agus níos freagrúla.

Geilleagar an AE a thógáil don todhchaí: cuir aithne ar Erik agus ar Hannah - 9:16

I Meitheamh, tháinig na milliúin Eorpach amach chun vótáil sa toghchán trasnáisiúnta is mó ar domhan. Anois agus na vótaí áirithe agus Feisirí Eorpacha nua tofa, féachaimis cén chuma a bheidh ar Pharlaimint nua na hEorpa. Cé mhéad Feisire atá i ngach grúpa polaitiúil? Cé mhéad Feisire atá ann gach tír? Cé a thogh siad mar Uachtarán Pharlaimint na hEorpa agus an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh?

Cad é comhdhéanamh Pharlaimint na hEorpa nua?

I Meitheamh, tháinig na milliúin Eorpach amach chun vótáil sa toghchán trasnáisiúnta is mó ar domhan. Anois agus na vótaí áirithe agus Feisirí Eorpacha nua tofa, féachaimis cén chuma a bheidh ar Pharlaimint nua na hEorpa. 
 
Cé mhéad Feisire atá i ngach grúpa polaitiúil? Cé mhéad Feisire atá ann i ngach tír? Cé a thogh siad mar Uachtarán Pharlaimint na hEorpa agus an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh?

Cad é comhdhéanamh Pharlaimint nua na hEorpa? - 9:16

I Mí Iúil 2024, dhearbhaigh Parlaimint na hEorpa Ursula von der Leyen mar Uachtarán an Choimisiúin don dara huair. Beidh sí i gceannas ar fhoireann coimisinéirí – duine amháin as gach tír den Aontas Eorpach – a dhéanfaidh cur chun fheidhme dlíthe an Aontais a mholadh agus monatóireacht orthu thar na cúig bliana amach anseo.    
 
Tá toghadh Uachtarán an Choimisiúin ar cheann de na chéad tasc ag an bParlaimint tar éis na dtoghán Eorpach. 
    
Déanann ceannairí thíortha an Aontais iarrthóir a ainmniú mar Uachtarán an Choimisiúin ag tabhairt torthaí ar thogháin Eorpacha san áireamh.    
   
Teastaíonn an t-iarrthóir faomhadh ón bParlaimint le tacaíocht ó thromlach na bhFeisirí a chomhdhéanann an Pharlaimint móide duine eile i vótáil rúnda.   
   
Mura bhfaigheann an t-iarrthóir an tromlach atá de dhíth, ní mór don Chomhairle Eorpach iarrthóir ionadaí a mholadh taobh istigh de mhí amháin.   
   
Tuilleadh faisnéise: https://elections.europa.eu/ga/commission-president/

Atoghann Parlaimint na hEorpa von der Leyen mar Uachtarán an Choimisiúin

Cé hí Roberta Metsola, Uachtarán Pharlaimint na hEorpa a toghadh den dara huair Mí Iúil 2024? Conas a roghnaíodh í agus cén ról atá aici? 
 
Gach dhá bhliain go leith, roghnaíonn Parlaimint na hEorpa duine mar ionadaí ar a son agus í ag plé le hinstitiúidí eile an Aontais agus leis an domhan mór. Toghtar Uachtarán na Parlaiminte i mballóid rúnda a tharlaíonn sa chéad seisiún iomlánach tar éis na dtoghchán.
 
An t-iarrthóir a fhaigheann thromlach glan de na vótaí a caitheadh; faigheann sé nó sí an post. 
 
Déanann an tUachtarán gníomhaíochtaí na Parlaiminte a stiúradh, cathaoirleacht ar sheisiúin iomlánacha agus fógraíonn buiséad an Aontais Eorpaigh atá glactha go críochnaitheach. Áirítear sa ról freisin dearcadh na Parlaiminte a leagan amach i dtosach gach cruinniú den Chomhairle Eorpach. 
 
Féach ár n-alt chun tuilleadh faisnéise a fháil:: https://elections.europa.eu/ga/parliament-president/

Roberta Metsola: cuir aithne ar Uachtarán Pharlaimint na hEorpa

In 2015, d’impigh Angela Merkel agus François Hollande ar thíortha na hEorpa óstáil na n-iarrthóirí tearmainn a roinnt eatarthu. Tháinig slua ollmhór imirceach isteach san Aontas an bhliain sin trí chainéil mhírialta, mórchuid díobh ag teitheadh ón gcogadh sa tSiria. Ar an nGearmáin agus ar dhornán beag tíortha eile a bhí a bhformhóir ag triall. Le linn a n-óráid i bParlaimint na hEorpa, d’iarr Merkel agus Hollande gníomh comhpháirteach chun dul i ngleic le bunchúiseanna na géarchéime. *Féach an óráid ar chainéal Pharlaimint na hEorpa: http://epfacebook.eu/SpeechMerkelHollande

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